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Bacteria was found on endoscopes after the equipment underwent a multi-step cleaning and disinfecting process, according to a study by Ofstead & Associates in Saint Paul, Minn., and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The study was published in the American…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is creating a software platform for precision medicine, according to Healthcare IT News.

Data on hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics is now available on Yelp, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention devised a mathematical model showing the rise in Clostridium difficile and drug-resistant infections, according to Vaccine News.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released the Infection Prevention Manual for Construction & Renovation.

Register early and save! Early registration discounts for Becker's ASC 22nd Annual Meeting - The Business of ASCs end on September 1st.

An experimental Ebola vaccine has been found to offer total protection against Ebola. Although its a live virus, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, is closely related to Rabies, the virus is considered safe, according to Forbes.

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine found that viruses thrive in big families in 'The Big LoVE" study, published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal.

United Kingdom researchers at the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London looked into how music playing in operating rooms impacts patient safety, according to a BBC article. The Journal of Advanced Nursing published the study.

The Centers for Disease and Control Prevention plans to spend $110 million to aid states in tracking and preventing diseases, according to The Hill.